The Intersection of Stone and Wood: Who Envelops Whom

Detail of a junction between stone and wood. The two materials do not directly abut each other, but are handled in layers: the dark wood terminates near the ground, supported by a section of stone skirting or base below it. A recessed fine gap between them creates a shadow line, making the wood appear to sit on the stone rather than being inserted into the ground. Another junction is on a wall: large stone slabs reach waist height, with wood above. The interface also features a recessed fine gap, finished with a 2mm brass inlay strip. The stone is beige travertine or grey-white wood-grain stone, matte; the wood is dark walnut, matte. There is a significant difference in lightness between the two. Avoid: direct flush jointing of the two materials without a boundary treatment, exposed metal trim strips, wood directly touching the ground, polished stone.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一處石材與木作交接的細部。做法不是兩種材料直接對接,而是以層次處理:深色的木作在接近地面處收頭,下方讓一段石材的踢腳或基座托住,兩者之間退凹一道細縫作為陰影線,因此木看起來是坐在石上而不是插進地裡。另一處是牆面——石材的大板做到腰部高度,上方才是木作,交界處同樣是一道退凹的細縫,並以一條兩公釐的黃銅嵌條收邊。石是米黃的洞石或灰白的木紋石,霧面;木是深胡桃,霧面。兩者的明度差異大。避免:讓兩種材料直接平接沒有分界處理、使用金屬收邊條外露、讓木作直接落地接觸地面、使用拋光的石材。